Insole and arch supporter



Patented: July'- 27,v I Y ,i

ffUNll-TEVD As'i'rig'r13s CHARLES D@ ANDERSON, or "Hannisnune, rENNsYLvANIA.

Y "inscrianni)l ARCH sUroRTiiR.;

'lhisinventionV relates to new and useful l improvements in Shoes, andV particularly to insoles therefor. Y 'One object ofthe; invention "is-to provide .5an insolewhich is provided'withirneans for c supporting the arch o the foot onf/"the wear-f er of the shoe.

Another object arch supporter which are vconstructed'and, 10 arranged to permit proper and erlicient ventilation, during the movements of thevtoot, 'and thereby prevent the supporter and in- Y sole from becoming malodorous from perspiration of vthe foot.' Y*

71,75 Another object istoprovide an arch ,zsupi Y porter of such construction that it will auto` nia'tically adjustl itself to tliej foot ol: the wearer," and conform to the movements of the tootr parent from the following, descriptionwlien taken in connection .with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing: v J Figure 1 is a bottom Vand arranged to rreceive ther fooi-,ofthe f '40 wearer thereon.

Secured to the lower face of the intermediate portion .of the Vinsole; 10 are the superimposed layers of sort andpliable leather 11, the one attached directly to the insole being of greatest vsiz`f-i ',ftlie yoneoutwardlyA thereof offsjnialler size, and l i 'so on to theY outermost of the layers'whichr isV the` smallest'fof the series. Y ItfV will 'be notedv that each of these layers of* leather 11 is approximately triangular in outline, 50 Withthe apex rounded, asV shown at 12, and the base inwardly curved, as shown at 13.

i The 'layers' 11 arel attached onlyat their apex portions, whereby the remaining portions are free for sliding movement withv '.Fig. 4,;and designated by the numeral 14.

is 'to 'provide an insole 'andv Y whereby to produce the greatest thickness 'of .the supporter' at the'center. v`Byintrooluc- .Y A mg the inserts betweenthe layers 11, the 'f Other objects and advantages will he' ap y layers, andv prevent such layers froni'ben vplan view oit. an linlV V.sole equipped4 with' an. arch supporter, and l constructed i 1n accordance with the present I connected:tothe insol f arch` supporter of approximately triangular r outline secured totlieinsole at its apeirpor-` vtion and comprising a plurality of approxi- I .and circulationv of airv therebetween, during.

respect tol each other `both longitudinally ets therebetween, into which 1 are 1 arranged to be `placed the inserts, such as' shown in Asclearly shownni'nr'the sectional views Figures '-2 and 3,`the apexportioiis, aswell vas the side portionsv of the layersv11, are

gradually-reduced in thickness, or beveled,

arch supporter maybe built up to th-ey de sired thicknessto suit the Vfoot or" the wearer;

Asl the foot 1noves,as in walkin(r the "70 insole will flex, and the'l'ayersr11 sliclelfonev .f x

over fthel other,A bothflongitudinally and trai'isversely, with the result that air will be' pf-zrinittedy to freely circulate ybetween the tion of the toot. Y,

lVhat Vis vclaimed is: i l 1. :The coinbinationwith vran insole, of an arQh Supporter coniprisiinq,- superimposedrv layers connected;y to each. other lat their .apic'e's,l oneof the layers having'its apex and inserts betweenV tliefsaid layers.; fil', i" f y Y' 2. :The combi ationwith; an insole, of an archv support comprising ar'plurality ofap-v vproxiiiiately triangular layers 'ofV material@ 'each 'layer being attached to its-adjoining j vlayers atits apexY to provide orfree independent flexing*movementthereof and'. ventilation'therebetween, the apei of the lowf l "ermostj layerl being attached tosaid-'insola and' removable Ainserts 4loetween 'tliefiunat-g tachedl portions ofthe layersi i Y -.pThe combination with an insole, orfani mately triangular leatli-ersheets 'o'{progres-- sively diminishing" sizeftoward the outside of the rserieelandfbeiiig connected togetherat 'T their apex portion-evenly, whereby toperniity movement `otsaid sheets about said ,apicesff theinovenients of the foot of the wearer.

lIn testimony whereof', I aliix my signature. f

` coniing'foul and'ill-sinelli'ngl, from perspira,

CHARLES io: ANDiiRsoN. v-1 f 

